An alternate angle showed that the water bottle was not intentionally thrown at Novak Djokovic, but slipped out of a backpack as a fan leaned over to high five the tour's top ranked player.
It was game, set, ouch for tennis star Novak Djokovic at the Italian Open on Friday when a large metal water bottle hit him on the head. Djokovic took to social media hours later to assure fans he was in good health and would be returning to the court for his next match.Djokovic was signing autographs in Rome 's Foro Italico sports complex after defeating Corentin Moutet when the water bottle fell from the stands.
An alternate angle showed that the bottle was not intentionally thrown, but slipped out of a backpack as a fan leaned over to high five the tour's top ranked player.' underwent appropriate medication and has already left the Foro Italico to return to his hotel; his condition is not a cause for concern,' the Italian Open posted to X in a statement.
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